US States Quiz

A US states quiz for all 50: see a capital city or a two-letter abbreviation like MI or MO and name the state it belongs to.

How to play US States Quiz

• Choose a quiz type: State → Capital, Capital → State, or Abbreviation → State.
• Pick multiple choice (four options) or type the answer yourself.
• Filter by region — Northeast, Midwest, South or West — or play all 50 states.
• Play a round of 10 or 20 questions, or every state in the region. Your best score for each setup is saved.
• At the end, review the ones you missed and retry just those.

Controls

• Tap or click an answer, or press 1–4 on a keyboard.
• In type-in mode, type your answer and press Enter to check it.
• Press Enter (or tap Next question) to move on.

Tips

• The M states trip everyone up: ME is Maine, MD Maryland, MA Massachusetts, MI Michigan, MN Minnesota, MS Mississippi, MO Missouri and MT Montana.
• AK is Alaska and AL is Alabama; AR is Arkansas and AZ is Arizona.
• In type-in mode on Capital → State, the two-letter abbreviation also counts as an answer.

FAQ

What does the US states quiz cover?

All 50 states. You can name each state from its capital city, or from its two-letter postal abbreviation, and filter by region.

Are Washington, D.C. and the territories included?

No — the quiz covers the 50 states only. D.C., Puerto Rico and other territories are not states.

How strict is type-in mode?

It is forgiving: capital letters and punctuation do not matter, “St. Paul” and “Saint Paul” both count, and a small typo in a longer name is accepted as long as it is not the name of a different state or capital.

How are the regions divided?

The quiz uses the four regions of the US Census: Northeast (9 states), Midwest (12), South (16, including Delaware and Maryland) and West (13, including Alaska and Hawaii).